Banner planes are as much a part of a beach day on Long Beach Island as sun, sand and sea. It’s the reason the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness opted to get the word out about its Secure the Shore campaign by using the advertising technique recently.

The program focuses on Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth and Ocean counties by supporting relationships with local, county, state and federal law enforcement as well as improving the public’s awareness of the “See Something, Say…